Noah Fram The Vanderbilt Political Review has joined with other college political publications to form the Alliance of Collegiate Editors (ACE), hoping to generate cross-campus dialogue on political issues. The first topic we will discuss is class-based affirmative action. This is the sixth entry; for the first entry, see Sam Barr’s post at HPR; for the [...]
Jeffrey Jay Thursday, August 5 marked the end of relentless, direct and, sometimes, inflammatory political advertisements in Tennessee, Vanderbilt’s home state. Numerous primary elections were held across the state, but the headlining event was the primary held to determine the Republican nomination for Tennessee’s upcoming gubernatorial election in November. Bill Haslam, Knoxville mayor and prominent [...]
Nicholas D. Kristof of the New York Times recently wrote an article discussing the “nonviolent” movement currently on the rise in the West Bank. He described a march he participated in, mentioning the throwing of stones at Israeli soldiers and the soldiers tear-gassing the marchers in retaliation. Then, he compared the Palestinians to the oppressed [...]
Noah Fram The Vanderbilt Political Review has joined with other college political publications to form the Alliance of Collegiate Editors (ACE), hoping to generate cross-campus dialogue on political issues. The first topic we will discuss is class-based affirmative action. This is the sixth entry; for the first entry, see Sam Barr’s post at HPR; for the [...]
Are you an aspiring cartoonist? Do you simply enjoy doodling in the margins of your class notes? Do you enjoy politics? We need you at the Vanderbilt Political Review! VPR is a non-partisan academic journal published once a semester featuring essays and interviews on current political, social, and economic issues. We are recruiting political cartoonists [...]
Jeffrey Jay Thursday, August 5 marked the end of relentless, direct and, sometimes, inflammatory political advertisements in Tennessee, Vanderbilt’s home state. Numerous primary elections were held across the state, but the headlining event was the primary held to determine the Republican nomination for Tennessee’s upcoming gubernatorial election in November. Bill Haslam, Knoxville mayor and prominent [...]
Nicholas D. Kristof of the New York Times recently wrote an article discussing the “nonviolent” movement currently on the rise in the West Bank. He described a march he participated in, mentioning the throwing of stones at Israeli soldiers and the soldiers tear-gassing the marchers in retaliation. Then, he compared the Palestinians to the oppressed [...]
The Vanderbilt Political Review won an Award of Merit for its work in sponsoring the Nashville Intercollegiate Activism Conference at the twenty-fourth annual Public Relations Society of America Parthenon Awards in Nashville. The PRSA offers awards to recognize excellence in public relations among professionals and community members, and has a special awards division dedicated to [...]
Kenneth Colonel Class of 2012 College of Arts & Science The Tea Party is a quasi-grassroots organization composed of the Republican party’s far-right conservative wing. This fringe faction held its first “National Tea Party Convention” on February 5, where passionate politicos participated as self-described “delegates” in deliberation[1]. The party has gained enough political capital and [...]
Special Guest Essay written by Tarun Galagali of Dartmouth College There is no doubt that the Obama administration has inherited a considerable number of important and urgent foreign policy challenges, ranging from dealing with a potentially nuclear Iran to preparing for China’s unprecedented economic growth rate. But in constructing a foreign policy agenda of its [...]
On February 15th, the Arizona State Senate passed SB 1070 with a vote of 17-13. This bill, also known as the “Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act” is scheduled to be debated this week in the Arizona State House of Representatives. If passed, this bill will make Arizona the state that is “toughest” [...]
Interview conducted by Allegra Noonan and Matthew Taylor VPR: Do you think that health care reform is ethically imperative? Lachs: No. It has some good features to it but some very problematic ones. If you consider companies that turn a profit, you have to consider that they’re now going to have to take everyone no [...]
Mr. John Seigenthaler was greeted by VPR co-presidents Gracie Smith and Matthew Taylor and introduced by U.S. Congressman Jim Cooper
Vanderbilt Political Review wins PRSA award
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